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Crotched Parks’ Freestyle Program is for intermediate and advance skier and riders.  The program is designed to teach new tricks and improve freestyle techniques in all terrain park areas.  Experienced freestyle instructors who are passionate about teaching younger skier and rider’s new tricks and skills run our programs!  Crotched offers an array of freestyle options ranging from one-day training sessions to a season long freestyle team where riders and skiers get the chance to compete in local freestyle events.  Freestyle Program students will be able to train in their very own private terrain park for the 2011-12 Season!

 
NEW** 11-12 USASA Freestyle Team

Think you kill the park? Do you want to test your abilities or improve your riding? Welcome to the Crotched Mountain USASA Team! Open to all skiers and snowboarders (ages 6 and up). Train every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Step into your skis or strap on your board and let's see what you've got. We want you to show the USASA judges that Crotched Mountain has some of the top up-and-comers in NH! Get in peak condition for competitions in the USA Snowboard Association series and have the best chance to make it out to Copper Mountain, CO for the USASA Nationals.

$649 (includes free entry to all CM Freestyle events, Does not include trip to Nationals).
13 Week Freestyle Program

 Skiers and riders will learn new skills and techniques to optimize their park experience. This program is geared to skiers and riders who can comfortably link turns on blue trails. Come ready to ride, ready to learn, and ready to have fun. Program runs 13 weeks starting early December, 11am to 4pm on Saturday The program includes admission to all CM freestyle events.

$399 (includes free entries to all CM Freestyle events).
5 Week Freestyle Program

 Skiers and riders will learn new skills and techniques to optimize their park experience at a faster pace than 13 week program. This program is geared to skiers and riders who can comfortably link turns on blue trails. Come ready to ride, ready to learn, and ready to have fun.  The program will run for 5 weeks starting any weekend, 11am to 4pm on Saturdays.  Includes admission to selected CM Freestyle events.

$199 (includes free entries to selected CM Freestyle events).
NEW** Freestyle On-Demand
New this season! Our freestyle coaches will be available Saturday & Sunday for our freestyle On-Demand sessions. Train with the team and coaches on a day-by-day basis. This program does not include admission into any CM freestyle event.

$50 (Does not include lift ticket, available Saturday & Sunday).
13 Week Program Summary
 
This program is designed to bring your freestyle skiing and riding to the next level. The coaching staff has been trained by 3 time USASA National Champion Patrick Wren, to push riders to get better while keeping them safe learning tricks that are within their skill level. All Skiers and snowboarders will have their progress tracked with a Freestyle Trick Board that allows them to see their progress and to see what they have to learn to reach their goals this season. The Trick Board also helps coaches’ spot holes in riders abilities so that they can teach them to be well rounded riders. Everyone who joins the 13 week program will be invited to compete in all 3 of the Sunday in the Park events as well as the Sunny Slopestyle, at the end of the program, free of charge. Join us here at Crotched Mountain; we go higher, faster, and safer!

** Helmets are required for all freestyle programs
 
Patrick Wren - Freestyle Director
Pat Wren redesigned the freestyle program last year at Crotched Mountain and we are extremely pleased he is returning as Head Coach of the program this season.  Wren finished his eigth-season as a freestyle snowboarding coach. He has helped to coach 11 different snowboarders to qualify for the US Amateur Snowboard Association National Championships as well as two national champions.  He is a three-time National champion with USASA and has also competed with recognition in the US Open, Revolution Tour, and the Grand Prix. In his junior and senior years at Penn State he was the president and caption of the snowboard club also winning the ACT Collegiate Championship in 2009.  He started his coaching career in 2003 at Jack Frost/Big Boulder mountains. As assistant coach there he taught and competed with a team of 15 athletes ranging from 7 to 16 years old. In his six-years with the Jack Frost/Big Boulder Snowboard Team the program consistently sent over 10 of their competitors to Nationals. In addition, Pat worked at the Mount Hood Summer Ski Camp in Oregon and Woodward Summer Training Camp in Pennsylvania.   Wren has been snowboarding since he was nine and began competing with USASA at age 11 finishing with three championships, and two third place
finishes.
  A 2010 graduate from Penn State University, Wren earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation Park and Tourism Management and a Minor in Resort Management.